The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-24
RECEPTION To DAY1rr.
The Irish Lcador,' at Madison Square Gar.
! don Last Night.


The Irish Lcndor, at Madison Square Gar.
don Last Night.
New YORK, Jan. 23.-There was a
demonstration in Madison Square Garden
tonight in compliment to Michael Dsvitt
and his wife. Nearly 10000 persons wero
present. Patrick Ford presided.
When Davitt was presented the people
made vast deal of cheering. When 7.
v. Powderly was recognized there was a
little cheering, as also when Henry George
was seen among the crowd. Letters Of re.
gret were read from Senator
Sawyer, Of Wisconsin, Senator
Dawes, Of Massachusetts, Senator
Vance, Of North Carolina, and Senators
Mandereon, Of Nebraska, sewell Of New
Jersey, Aldrich Of Rhode Island, ssbin of
hlinnesots, Congressman Cutcheon Of
Michigan, Johuson Of Indiana, Lyman Of
Iowa, and White Of Pennsylyania, :,
Mr.. Davitt at the outset chose to con.
srue the denomination not only az a
greeting to him bnt one of announcement
to Erin, and defiance to her enemies. He
then adverted to the Irish question abroad
and said the fight on the land question was
on once more. He could not picture the
inhumanities being carried on by the
British crown. For his part he would
have regarded as justifable homicide aay
shooting by the people OF Glencoe
and Glen Bay, OF the baiiiffs
who outraged their home wild
cheers.) That the Glencoe people let the
bailihs to eecape aliye was evidence Of the
law abiding character OF the race. and the
speaker wanted 10, and did "con.
fess"'s tonight that. be was in W a
measure responsible for tho attitude
Of the Irish at home. Davitt believed it
unwlse TO oppose undiacipIined force
against disciplined power; that would
mean sure, defeat. He thought the
Tory. government meant war OF ex-
termination, and let this policy become
known, and all the wisdom OF the Con.
servatiye leaders could not avert GONE an
prepe act Of retaliation. But before such
q Oonsummation shall have been reached
the common sense OF Englishmen will have
asserted itself. n, q
Attention grew intense when Mir. Dayitt
at length said: II now wish to refer to a
matter not only Of interest to me and nv
friends, but to the entire city OF New
York. "a voice: Three cheers for the
poor mans friendly cannot we'll
pass over in silence the case Of nv friend
Father McGlynn. Butin what lam abnut
to say will endeayor to carefully avoid
the mistakes OF others and will refrain
from line OF criticism which Injuries the
cause it means to defend. In DR., Nc
Glyan's ssatemeat in the papers this
morning we road as follows: Z ~.
I did promise in 1882 to make no more
Irish Land League speeches, and when
again censured in 1883 for iavoring tho
Irish revolution in a speech in behalf
OF the suffering Irish people. p |
did promise to make no more
speeches on the Irish question, even ior
charity, but I did not bind myself to ab,
stain for all time from public speaking on
political and social subjects.
IT appears from this that his otfense
began at the last meeting that he address.
Cd In this city in 1882, and Cardinal
simeoni then censured him for lsyorinp tho
Irish revolution. Herein lies the head md
front Of DR.. McGlyna's oiIense. Now
mark the striking concidence. 40 In n
1889, the Irish cause was in
death struggle Of - disbursement m
and q coercion. Every 81: resource
OF power, was employed to disrupt our
ranks and destroy tho Land League; and
1t was in that hour when We
were menaced by distraction that
Cardinal simeoni, at the desire OF the
English agents in Rome, Joined his feeble
attacks to those Of Ireland 8 other euemies.
1t appears now that he was not satisfied
with bis vain attempts to coerce the
blshops and priests Of Ireland into doin,
England's political work. He also aimed
his little thunderbolt at our friends
in America 1, because ho was in.
struggled by England tha. il was
here we got our sinewa OF war
and here OF sll the friends Of ireland. Oar
dinal eimeoni singled out for punishment
one Of the most devoted priests and single
hearted men that God has ever called 10
the ministry, one OF the largest heart, one
Of tho most Catholic minds that ever don,
ned the vestments Of the Catholic priest-
hood. one Of the most iearlesu champions
that Ireland has ever given to the cause Of
human liberty; and for what7 For SUP.
porting this movement in Ireland.
which meant to grasp robber land.
lordlsm; for supporting what Gar.
dinal simeoni called, and what
I am proud 10 call the Irish Revelation.
Lat there be no mistake about tho origin
Of the hostility to our beloved friend. Had
he been engaged in praislng England
or defending landlordism in ! $50, he
might to-day be the Archbishop Of
New York. Father McGlynn has
done what 1.-THE bishops ond
priests in 3 Ireland have done
in defiance Of this same Cardinals
iniuuctiona. Hsis awarded puniahment
which the propaganda would have meted
! |o9ttothe Father McGlynns Of Ireland, III
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